After lunch, we toured the Florentine art and Mapplethorpe exhibits, then strolled the grounds. We went mainly to see the Florentine art. It's not every day that you can see seven Giottos. However, I discovered that I prefer Daddi. The Mapplethorpe was fantastic. Go!

The travertine turns pink at dusk.

Bad Dad checks out the traffic on I-405 and says we better get a move on. 15 miles in 25 minutes during Friday afternoon. Not bad.

The color of this sweater reminds me of malachite. The Getty center is completely faced in Italian travertine. The stone travelled across the Atlantic, through the Panama canal (after being transferred to smaller boats that fit in the canal) and then transferred again to a larger ship for the Pacific journey.

Beautiful. The color and texture are perfect. (I love Habu yarns. Got to make a pilgrimage to their NYC shop last summer - such fun to see and touch the subtle colors and fiber mixes. I'm now about halfway through a scarf of wool, stainless steel, and silk, in a similar color to your sweater...)